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VII us aliotzneat IN this particular Nay lie
= nfmly convinced thzf The name Of Ignstlus
liolneiiy I'll 20 ringing doRn the ages.
snc that II VIII stand Oh, in TIE bOldsst relief
Oh the everlasting pillars of time
Readers VINO are not acquainted with tie
story OF tins mans lie must not hastily con
ciuie that ee is mere literary crank wLO i
working 10 vii a mite of neeting fame or tc
keep MS name before the public On tie
contrary, he i quiet, uhassumins, plainly
dresse-, finely educated msn. who might
ornament any Of the asthssic professions
IDS hrst book. Atlantis proved at the time
Of its publication by the Harpers 10 be one
Of the toides,, most orlgiRai and entertaining
works that has been printed ia MANY years
" bile not much Is heard about Atlantis
these days, 1t has run through eight or nine
editions, and It's sale stfsi continues. IL
viii be remembered thst Atlantis was
published for the purpose OF demonstrat-
ing several distinct aud novel PROPOSE
tions; That there once existed In the
Atlantic ocean, opposite the mouth OF the
Mediterranean sea, a large iAssnd which was
the remnant OF an Atlantic continent. known
10 the ancients as Atlantis, that Plato's de
scription Of this island was a yeritsbe fact.
and not fable. as had long been supposed
that man first rose from barbarlsn 10 civili-
zation IN Atlantis; that it became a mighty
nation, and that Its population spread 80
this continent and formed the origin of
the Indians and Of various nations OF the
lost ages; that it was the true snte-diluvian
world, the Garden Of Eden, the Eysian Fields
and the Garden of Hssperides; that the gods
Of mythology were the kings and heroes Of
this lost continent and that Atlantis was
finally destroyed by q great CONFUSION of
nature. when nearly all OF its inhabitants
persisted. Mr.. Donnelly spent many wears
IN the preparation Of this book and be
searched the museums and the musty records
and literature of many ages in securing the
necessary data and Illustrations Whatever
the merits or demerits of the propositions
advanced may be, the result of Mr.. Don
nellys labors in its preparation stamps him
as remarkable man IN whatever light nc
may be placed Under the circumstances. the
appearance of his latest and most sensational
work VIII be awaited with great interest.
GEORGE n. YENowINE.